Vermont Legislative Issues
Vermont’s State House houses a unique citizen legislature where anyone can serve and in that process make a difference.
The Legislature is comprised of 150 Representatives in the House chamber and 30 Senators in the Senate chamber. Together these two legislative bodies make decisions on a wide range of issues that affect our health, economy, and way of life.
The Vermont Legislature meets each Tuesday through Friday during the legislative session, which runs from early January through late April. The adjournment date varies from year to year, but in general the Legislature tries to complete its work in sixteen or seventeen weeks.
The Issues
VLCV facilitates the development of the Environment and Conservation Platform for each legislative session. The Platform reflects the Vermont Environmental Collaborative (VTEC) view of what the most pressing environmental issues are for our state. The VTEC consists of over 20 statewide environmental organizations. The priorities from 2007 and 2008 will be included in the VLCV Scorecard at the end of the biennium.
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January 31, 2008 - VLCV's Environmental Priorities Legislative Breakfast
On January 31st, at the Vermont State House, VLCV brought together the leading environmental organizations that make-up the VTEC, calling for the Vermont Legislature to address Climate Change and plan for Vermont's energy future, continue our long history of land conservation and smart growth, protect Vermont's groundwater resources, appropriately fund our Fish and Wildlife Department and create an Environmental Enforcement system that works.
The VTEC shares a common goal of working with one another and Vermont's elected leaders to preserve the quality of life in Vermont for its people, and to protect Vermont’s natural resources by advocating for a common agenda of environmental legislative priorities.
The 2008 breakfast was a huge success. More legisaltors attended this year's event then any other Legislative Breakfast in VLCV's history. It is clear that Representatives and Senators, regardless of their party affiliation, are taking the protection of Vermont's natural resources seriously.
VLCV would like to thank all the legislators that took the time to attend VLCV's Legisltaive Breakfast and talk with Vermont's leading environmental advocates.